Cluster · Awards and Honors Recognition

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Awards Honors and Notable Personalities
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Which of the following statements about Dr. V. Narayanan and the GP Birla Memorial Award is correct?

  1. Dr. V. Narayanan was honoured for his role in cryogenic propulsion and leadership in ISRO missions like Gaganyaan.

  2. The GP Birla Memorial Award is conferred by the Indian Space Society in collaboration with NITI Aayog.

  3. Dr. Narayanan joins a distinguished list of recipients, including Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam and Dr. Kasturirangan.

  4. The award commemorates Ghanshyamdas Birla and celebrates contributions to science, education, and public service.

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Consider the following statements regarding the 71st National Film Awards announced on August 1, 2025:

  1. Shah Rukh Khan won the Best Actor award for Dunki, marking his first-ever National Award win.

  2. 12th Fail, based on the life of Manoj Kumar Sharma, won the Best Film award and also earned Vikrant Massey the Best Actor title.

  3. The Telugu film HanuMan was awarded for Best Action Direction and Best Film in AVGC.

  4. Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani was recognised for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment, and its choreography in Dindhora Baje Re also earned a National Award.

Which of the above statements is INCORRECT?

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Arundhati Roy is the recipient of which of the following International awards?

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______ is the first non-English feature film to win the Oscar for Best Film at the 92nd Academy Awards.

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Which award is often referred to as the Nobel Prize of architecture?

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The Padma Awards are announced around ______ every year.

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From which country did Prime Minister Narendra Modi receive the Grand Cross of the Order of Makarios III recently?

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Consider these statements about the 58th Jnanpith Award presented by the President of India at Vigyan Bhavan:

  1. Jnanpith Award is one of India’s highest literary honors, recognizing outstanding contributions to literature.
  2. G. Sankara Kurup was recognized for his remarkable contribution to Sanskrit literature in the 58th Jnanpith Award.
  3. The award includes a cash prize, an official citation, and a bronze replica of Vagdevi (Saraswati), the goddess of knowledge.
  4. An author who has already received the Jnanpith will not be considered again.

Which of the above statements are incorrect?

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Consider the following statements regarding the 2024 Kerala Sahitya Akademi Awards:

  1. G R Indugopan received the Best Novel award for Aano, while Anitha Thampi won the Poetry award for Muringa Vazha Kariveppu.

  2. The Lifetime Contribution Award was given only to Ezhacheri Ramachandran, and no other author was honoured in this category.

  3. Deepak V was awarded in the Scientific Literature category, and Dr. K Rajashekharan Nair was recognised for Biography/Autobiography.

  4. No recipient was selected for the Vilasini Award in 2024.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

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How many gallantry awards were conferred by President Droupadi Murmu on May 22, 2025?

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Which award did Nicaragua's La Prensa newspaper win in 2025?

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Who became the first Kannada-language author to win the International Booker Prize in 2025?

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Where was Aamir Khan recently honored in 2025?

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Who will receive the Lata Deenanath Mangeshkar Award in 2024?

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Who will receive the inaugural Global Vanguard Honour at the 4th Annual Gold House Gold Gala?

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Who was the first man to go into space?

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Who received the 2025 Verchol Dalit Literary Award?

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Who was awarded the Gold Mercury Award for Peace and Sustainability on April 1, 2025?

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For his extensive contributions across various fields, including science and education, Dr. K. Kasturirangan was honoured with which of the following prestigious civilian awards?

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Whose previous record did Sunita Williams surpass to set the new spacewalking record?

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Who is the first Indian to receive the Ramsar Award for 'Wetland Wise Use'?

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Who was the first woman of Indian descent to go to space?

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What is the nomination that the short film Anuja received at the 97th Academy Awards?

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Who among the following is the youngest Nobel Laureate?

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Who has been appointed as the Chairperson of FICCI’s Media and Entertainment Committee (South) in 2025?

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What recognition did Nita Ambani receive for her contributions to education, healthcare, sports, arts, and women’s empowerment recently?

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Who was honored with the prestigious Ugadi Award in 2025?

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Who was awarded the National Youth Award on April 3, 2025?

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At the Tokyo Live Global Endoscopy 2025 event held in April, who became the first Indian to receive the ‘Legends of Endoscopy’ award from the Japanese Gastroenterological Endoscopy Society, and for what contribution was he recognised?

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Who among the following won a Padma Vibhushan award in year 1971?

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Who among the following was the first non-European to win a Nobel prize in 1913 in literature for his work 'Gitanjali'?

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Which Indian animated film won the Jury Award at the Annecy International Animation Festival 2025?

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To whom did President Droupadi Murmu present the 58th Jnanpith Award on May 17, 2025, for his Sanskrit epics and educational work for the visually impaired?

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Who among the following was the first non-Indian to receive the Bharat Ratna, the highest Indian honour that can be given to civilians?

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Who received the National Maritime Varuna Award in 2025?

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Who received the ‘Global Indian of the Year’ award from the Canada India Foundation in 2025?

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Where will the bronze statue of Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol be unveiled recently?

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Who became the first Indian lawyer to receive the Medal of Honour from the World Jurist Association?

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Which newspaper won the most Pulitzer Prizes in 2025?

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Which field was Muttayil Govinda Sankara Narayanan primarily associated with?

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Which prestigious French honor was awarded to Indian filmmaker Payal Kapadia?

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Masaki Kashiwara has been awarded the 2025 Abel Prize for his contributions to which field of mathematics?

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Which country awarded President Droupadi Murmu an Honorary Doctorate in 2025?

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Which prestigious award is presented annually to honour exceptional contributions to the field of Indian cinema, including acting, directing, and producing?

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Which prestigious honour was conferred upon Prime Minister Narendra Modi by the Amir of Kuwait?

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Paramvir Chakra, Ashok Chakra and Vir Chakra are presented during the celebration of which day?

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Who among  the following has recently been conferred with Indira Gandhi Peace Prize 2023?

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The Nobel Prize is awarded in 6 categories each year. Which of the following is not one of them?

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Who among the following recently received the Dadasaheb Phalke Lifetime Achievement Award for the year 2022?

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Who among the following has been awarded the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics for their work on Machine Learning?

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